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Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

The five presidents could not seal a friendship deal or agree on which challenges face their region.

The gathering had been intended to create regional solidarity in the face of overbearing pressure from China, Russia.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

This week will see a higher-than-usual level of attention paid to Turkmenistan, which is poised to host the heads of states of the five Caspian Sea states.

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Turkmenistan's new president is continuing his father's traditions: Building white elephants, censoring the internet, and booting people out of their homes.

Serdar Berdymukhamedov has made his first consequential moves as Turkmenistan's president, offering hints of how he intends to rule.

China offers to help with defense, TAPI inches forward, and the old president asks for a vacation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The future shape of Sino-Turkmen cooperation is going to be one of Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s biggest challenges. This and more in our weekly briefing.

The dauphin becomes president. This and more in our weekly briefing.

International sanctions against Russia will provide some unanticipated upside developments for Turkmenistan. This and more in our weekly briefing.

As anti-Russian sentiment rises in Georgia, the many Russians here share Georgians’ shock and disgust at what is happening in Ukraine.

The president-in-waiting plans to change nothing. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The damage incurred to the Russian economy spells bad news for labor migrants earning rubles.